Month: September 2010

I’m testing out the Google Chrome browser today. So far, so good, but I think I’m still a Firefox man at heart. It think internet browsers are like cold medicines. There are lots of them out there, but none of them do exactly what you want. Oh, well. Here’s your open line.

We went to yesterday’s work session of the Henderson City Council expecting fireworks; however, the net effect was akin to watching a small child bang a rock against a roll of caps. If you don’t believe me, watch the video, if you dare. While we haven’t quite reached a level of cynicism that would prefer conflict to actual content in the news, we do recognize that a certain amount of dissent is necessary to generate the compromise that drives our …

The Vance County Board of Commissioners’ General Government Committee is scheduled to meet on Thursday, September 30, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. The Planning/Environmental Committee is scheduled to meet Monday, October 4, 2010 at 12:00 p.m. The Human Resources Committee will also meet on Monday, October 4, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. All of the above meetings will be in the County Manager’s Office. That office is located in the County Administration Building, 122 Young Street in Henderson, North Carolina.

After two hours of presentations and discussion at yesterday’s work session, members of the Henderson City Council agreed to schedule a meeting to discuss developing a policy on programs funded jointly with Vance County.

On September 24, 2010 around 11:00 p.m. officers with the Henderson Police Department’s Patrol Division responded to The Variety and Tobacco Mart located on E. Andrews Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina in reference to a subject who had allegedly been shot.

Not being completely naive, we often see extended discussions of crime segue (to put it kindly) into discussions of race. Although you have the right to speak your mind, that freedom is not absolute, especially on this privately-owned Web site. Please be reminded that racist language will not be tolerated. If you read something that you believe to be a racist statement, please email us a homeinhenderson@nc.rr.com and will will address it as soon as possible.

Public Works Director Linda Leyen reported to the Henderson City Council on Monday evening that 100 of the new rolling garbage cans have been stolen since privatization of solid waste removal was enacted this past summer.

Click image to view complete, full-size document. Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s monthly work session. The work session is held on the fourth Monday of each month immediately following the regular short meeting in City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.

Click image to view complete, full-size document. Here is the agenda for the Henderson City Council’s short regular session. The short regular session is held on the fourth Monday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue in Henderson, North Carolina.